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2015 Fit Kit is the excellent DIY vehicle from Honda

Ah… let the April Fools’; Day automotive jokes commence. Honda is kicking things off, following up on last year’;s Honda Hair joke with a prank video featuring the 2015 Honda Fit.

It’;s referred to as the Match Kit, and as you may possibly guess, it’;s a way to develop your very own edition of the redesigned hatchback. There are 180,000 mechanical components in the kit – some delivered by drone – but that isn’;t going to seem at all challenging to the pair of obnoxious, self-described tinkerers that star in the Match Kit ad.

Truthfully, the video is fairly entertaining, with some biting satire of the DIY movement and its attendant cadre of mustachioed hipsters. Scroll down and have a look at each the video and the Match Kit press release from Honda.

2015 Fit KIT BETA

In the spirit of handcrafted culture, the Fit Kit enables handcrafters to construct the all-new 2015 Fit in their personal residence. Here is your opportunity to shape with your very own 2 hands the most spectacular hatchback nevertheless.

With in excess of 180,000 mechanical components shipped to your door, the Honda Match Kit is a challenge for the most talented and adroit of the handcrafted motion. A chance to assemble the revolutionary aerodynamic body or fuse with each other the 6-pace guide transmission piece by piece.

The Match Kit proprietor need to be a tinkerer par excellence with a solid knowing of electronics to power up the Bluetooth® connectivity [2] and major business security features like LaneWatch™ [3]. Ideally, somebody with a knack for propulsion to build the i-VTEC® engine and strong sense of interior layout to lay out the 52.6 cubic feet of cargo area [one] with the Honda-unique Magic Seat®.

Drawing on the thriving maker culture, we discovered 2 superb testers to support develop our very first effective automobile in the beta check. See their Honda Match Kit story unfold in the Honda Fit Kit demo series.

If you’;re up for the challenge, there is no greater way to expertise handling the fun-to-drive Honda Fit than to hand-create it piece by piece.

[1] Carrying also a lot cargo or improperly storing it can influence the managing, stability and operation of this vehicle. Comply with applicable load limits and loading recommendations.

[2] The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and any use of such marks by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is below license.

[3] Display accuracy will vary primarily based on weather, size of object and pace, and the show might not present all pertinent traffic. The display is not a substitute for your own direct visual assessment of targeted traffic problems ahead of modifying lanes.